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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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